Zhao Yi felt a chill down his spine.

The complexity of the case has exceeded all imagination!

First there was Du Ze, who changed his story three times, yet all were lies, slammed in the face with evidence by Xu Liang.

That's easy to handle.

Normal sentencing would suffice.

But the identity issue...

The Intermediate Court might not be able to take charge.

Why?

Because the law regarding 18-year-olds is incredibly crucial; everything is sentenced leniently!

Take Duan Feipeng for example, as long as his identity is new, even after committing those acts, he can't face the death penalty; at most, the court would give him life imprisonment!

Life imprisonment doesn't actually mean spending an entire lifetime in prison.

Theoretically, under ideal circumstances, he could have his sentence reduced to just 13 years!

Moreover, if the world doesn't undergo change in 12 years, Duan Feipeng might only need to serve ten years before getting out!

Zhao Yi found himself in a mental storm.

"Honorable Judge, we have submitted all our evidence!"

Seeing the opposing side stunned, Xu Liang quickly spoke up.

Upon hearing this.

Everyone's gaze in the courtroom instantly focused on Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi felt his head throb a bit.

He rubbed his forehead, hesitated for a long time, but said nothing.

Eventually, the other judges beside him shook their heads at him, prompting Zhao Yi to take a deep breath and turn his gaze to the defendant.

"Does the defendant's side have any objections to the plaintiff's testimony described above?"

He was following protocol.

Director Zhou had already lost hope; reflecting on everything since December 13, he felt he had lost fairly.

Director Zhou gave a bitter smile, weakly saying:

"Our side... still insists on its previous stance."

The previous stance... was one of skepticism!

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi took a deep breath, his facial muscles stiffened slightly, and his chest rose again with the breath.

"Bang!"

The gavel dropped, symbolizing authority.

Zhao Yi spoke sternly:

"The court session will now enter recess, the next session's starting time will be announced later!"

Proposition, presentation of evidence, cross-examination.

These are the three key elements that constitute the logic of court trials!

No situation can bypass them, and Xu Liang has currently only completed the first two steps, while cross-examination can only be conducted by the authorities, which is the court!

Otherwise, even if Zhao Yi pronounced the death penalty on site, it would be useless.

Why?

Because the Supreme Court would absolutely not approve!

So...

"All parties must orderly return, court session adjourned!"

Zhao Yi said, his facial muscles slightly twitching, looking instinctively toward the defendant's seat.

His gaze was sharp, mixed with an emotion named anger.

The trial was adjourned, but Duan Feipeng... wouldn't return as usual!

"Let's go."

Zhao Yi said, face blue with anger, before leading the judges away quickly.

They needed to conduct a cross-examination on the identity, and once verified... the case would likely become extremely complicated!

The Intermediate Court might not be able to oversee this case.

"Da da..."

Waiting until the judges disappeared.

Only then did everyone recover.

They looked at each other, instantaneously witnessing each other's muscles twitching in shock.

This...

The case has flipped the world upside down!!!

Before the trial began, Duan Feipeng had no evidence of crime, and most evidence evaluators never expected how Duan Feipeng could be sentenced.

From the visible standpoint, after several recesses, it was quite normal for Du Ze to be sentenced to decades, and Duan Feipeng to be acquitted.

And it seemed so at the first trial.

Director Zhou forged evidence, aiming for Duan Feipeng's acquittal.

Even when Xu Liang pulled out a card to question its authenticity, it was nonetheless approved.

Logically, after a recess, the trial should be harder, given that the alibi has been verified!

But just when they were thinking this way...

Things moved in a completely opposite direction.

The trial was hard to fight, fought with extreme difficulty.

But the difficult side was Director Zhou!

Two ironclad pieces of evidence, akin to two iron nails, nailed someone firmly to the cross!

And to even say...

"The witness said the plaintiff obtained the evidence on the 13th, yet only took it out now, when February is almost here..."

"This man kept things hidden, making my mood feel like a rollercoaster!"

Someone muttered.

But as they spoke, it seemed something suddenly dawned, a group of people shared bewildered looks.

From the trial's perspective.

Xu Liang didn't have any intentions against them, the target seemed to be... Director Zhou?

If not submitting evidence was intended as a move against Director Zhou, then upon submission, Director Zhou now...

Everyone instinctively looked towards the defendant's side.

And at this moment, the defendant's side...

Was already a chaotic mess.

Countless reporters swarmed in, a vast array of cameras aimed at Duan Feipeng and others.

"Snap snap snap!"

"Snap snap!"

Blinding flashlights illuminated Duan Feipeng's face filled with ultimate fear.

Countless microphones were shoved in his face.

"Mr. Duan, could you tell us whether you participated in this murder case!? From the trial, your side is currently suspected of falsifying evidence if..."

"The case of the fall from the building seven years ago, were you the instigator or did you personally push them down? Seven years have passed, do you feel any remorse?"

"Regarding the evidence presented by the plaintiff just now, how do you view it, is the person in the video yourself..."

The swarm of figures left Duan Feipeng's vision blurred.

The noise by his ears gave him tinnitus.

His expression twisted, neck veins bulging.

"No, no, not right, not right!"

"The evidence is fake, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill anyone!!!"

"You're all slandering me, you're slandering me!"

"I'm going to kill you all!!!"

Duan Feipeng's fury was sky-high, his emotions had spiraled out of control, he was akin to a rabid beast.

His actions were indeed irrational.

Given that they were in court, anything done bears responsibility, what's more, this appearance was now captured on camera, available for everyone to see.